Robert C. Bogle

BOGLE, ROBERT C., age 88, of Shaw Rd. in Little Compton died Friday in St. Anne's Hospital. He was the husband of Ruth (Coombs) Bogle, with whom he celebrated his 60th wedding anniversary this year.

Born in Peabody, Massachusetts, a son of the late Irving Whitman Bogle and the late Minnie Isabel (Chapman) Bogle, he spent his youth in Fall River, lived in North Carolina for 3 years, Pittsfield, MA for 23 years and after having summered in Little Compton, RI for over 60 years, moved there permanently 27 years ago.

A Textile Chemist, Mr. Bogle worked in research and development for AH Rice Company in Pittsfield, Massachusetts for 23 years, retiring in 1979. Prior to that he worked for American Thread Company in Fall River and North Carolina for 13 years. After retirement he was manager of Briggs Beach, Inc. in Little Compton. He was a member of the American Assn. of Textiles Chemists and Colorists and the Delta Chapter of Phi Psi National Honorary Textile Fraternity.

He was a graduate of BMC Durfee High School, Class of 1934 and received his BS in Chemistry from Brown University in 1939 where he was a member of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. He also attended the former Bradford Durfee Textile School.

Mr. Bogle was a member of the First Church of Christ in Pittsfield, Congregational where he served as a Deacon, Moderator and Superintendent of its Sunday school. A member of the United Congregational Church in Little Compton he was chairman of the visiting committee, a deacon and head of Adult Bible Studies. A Rotarian, he was a member in Fall River, MA, Tiverton, RI, North Carolina and a former president in Pittsfield, MA. Mr. Bogle was a member of the Newport County Navy League, the P.G. Club of Little Compton and on the board of Visiting Nurses Association in Little Compton.

A United States Navy Veteran, he served in the South Pacific Theater as a Lt. aboard an L.C.I. (G) during World War II.

An avid farmer, Mr. Bogle had a vast vegetable garden on his property and shared his crops with his family, friends and colleagues. He also enjoyed music, specifically John Phillip Souza marches and big band swing.

Surviving in addition to his wife: one son, CAPT Ronald Coombs Bogle, USN (Ret) and his wife Jane K. of Portsmouth, RI; four daughters, Carol B. Appleton and her husband Charles N. of Little Compton, RI, Nancy B. Westfeldt and her husband Weems of Aspen, CO, Susan B. Finnegan and her husband James J. of West Hartford, CT, Leslie B. Wilson and her husband Keith J. of Little Compton, RI; 11 grandchildren - Robert, Scott, Kathryn, Alexander, Linda, James P., triplets: Benjamin, Wallace and Patrick, Cary and Dylan. 6 great grandchildren, 3 nephews. He was also father of the late Linda Bogle and brother of the late Donald A. Bogle.

A Celebration of His Life will be held Saturday, December 31, 2005 at 11:00 A.M. in United Congregational Church, The Commons, Little Compton, RI. Memorial contributions may be made to the Church Education Building Fund, P.O. Box 506, 02837 or LC Visiting Nurses Assn., P.O. Box 545 Little Compton, RI 02837. Arrangements in the care of WARING-SULLIVAN HOME OF MEMORIAL TRIBUTE, Fall River, MA.